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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Covid-19 surcharges not catching on so far with Pittsburgh area restaurants
Across the nation, some restaurants are tacking on a “covid-19 surcharge,” designed to cover the extra costs of operating safely in the coronavirus pandemic, as well as trying to recoup losses from the nearly three-month lockdown. But few, if any, Pittsburgh-area restaurants are adding the charge. One that tried to...
Port Authority tool allows riders to gauge social-distance capacity on buses
A new tool from the Port Authority of Allegheny County will tell riders whether the bus headed for their stop is at a safe social-distancing capacity, officials said Monday. The Room2Ride tool on the Port Authority’s website relies on the past two weeks of ridership data to let people know...
West Mifflin homicide suspect arrested 400 miles away in Indiana
Indiana State Police on Monday arrested a West Mifflin man wanted for more than a month on homicide charges in Allegheny County, according to county police. Daymond Wiggins, 37, was charged May 20 with the shooting death of Thomas Johnson outside a West Mifflin apartment complex two days earlier. Police...
South Fayette assault victim succumbs to injuries
A 58-year-old man who Allegheny County Police said was severely beaten in South Fayette has died. The victim was identified as Jeffery Harouse of Bridgeville, according to the county Medical Examiner’s office. He died Monday at UPMC Presbyterian after being assaulted the day before, according to police. South Fayette police...
Pittsburgh Zoo welcomes new sea lion pup
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium welcomed a new California sea lion pup. Kelilah gave birth to the pup on Wednesday. Both mom and pup are doing well, zoo officials said. “We are all very excited and happy for Kelilah,” Henry Kacprzyk, curator of the Zoo’s Kids Kingdom, said. The...
Downtown Pittsburgh expanding outdoor dining to reconfigured streets
The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership announced plans Monday to allow restaurants and bars to expand their outdoor dining seating into some streets. Some of the Downtown areas include Sixth Street from Liberty Avenue to Fort Duquesne Boulevard, Strawberry Way between Smithfield and Grant streets, Penn Avenue between Ninth and 10th streets,...
New coronavirus cases in Allegheny County more than double over 24-hour period
Allegheny County reported 45 new coronavirus cases Monday, more than twice as many from the previous day. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Health Department Director Dr. Debra Bogen plan to hold a news briefing at 3 p.m. to provide information about the jump in new cases and what steps the...
No injuries reported in Polish Hill fire
Two people escaped injury after a house in Pittsburgh’s Polish Hill section caught fire early Monday, police said. Firefighters responded to the incident in the 1000 block of Herron Avenue around 3 a.m., Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said. The residents were able to exit on their own, Matthews said....
Police: Woman in critical condition after McKeesport shooting
A woman was in critical condition after being shot several times late Sunday in McKeesport, Allegheny County police said. Homicide detectives are investigating the incident which happened just before 10:40 p.m. in the 700 block of Evans Avenue. Emergency crews found the 41-year-old victim suffering gunshot wounds to the back,...
Dick’s Sporting Goods opens popup ‘concept’ store in Bethel Park
One of Dick’s Sporting Goods new concept stores has opened at the Village Square Mall in Bethel Park, according to a release from the Findlay-based company. It is one of eight new concept stores opening across the country. The company recently announced plans to expand its footprint in the sporting...
Allegheny County reports 17 more covid-19 cases, 2 new hospitalizations
Allegheny County health officials reported 17 new covid-19 cases, two new hospitalizations and no new deaths on Sunday. That brings the county’s coronavirus total to 2,175. Of those, 2,038 are confirmed cases and 137 are probable cases. More than 300 Allegheny County residents have been hospitalized for coronavirus-related issues since...
Police investigating after man shot in stomach in Clairton
A 33-year-old man was shot in the stomach in Clairton late Saturday night, according to Allegheny County Police. Police said county 911 was notified of a shooting in the 500 block of Farnsworth Avenue shortly before 11:30 p.m. When first responders arrived, they found a man that had been shot...
Police: Man critically injured after being beaten up in South Fayette
Allegheny County Police say a man was critically injured after he was severely beaten in South Fayette on Sunday morning. Police said county 911 was notified of a unconscious 45-year-old man who appeared to be severely beaten in the 300 block of Ridgepoint Circle just before 7:30 a.m. The man...
4 critically injured in crash in Scott Township
Four people were seriously injured late Saturday afternoon in a crash along Noblestown Road in Scott Township. Allegheny County Police said a Ford Fiesta driven by a 47-year-old woman driving south at 4:45 p.m. on the 400 block of Noblestown Road when it crashed into stationary vehicle that was being...
Protests bring ‘moment of hope’ after decades of racial justice rallies in Pittsburgh, region
News archives in Southwestern Pennsylvania detail a history of encounters between black men and youths and white police officers. Jonny Gammage, Charles Dixon, Michael Ellerbe, Jordan Miles, Leon Ford and Antwon Rose II are among the names that stand out. Four died in confrontations with police. Two survived, their lives...
3rd ‘Civil Saturday’ demonstration takes place in front of Pittsburgh’s City-County Building
People gathered Saturday afternoon in front of the City-County Building in Downtown Pittsburgh for a sit-in. The event, “Civil Saturdays — Strike at the City-County Building,” got under way shortly after 3 p.m. and drew a crowd that filled the street outside the building. Chants called for police reform, and...
2nd Rivers Casino worker tests positive for coronavirus since June 9 reopening
A second employee at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh has tested positive for coronavirus since the North Shore facility reopened from the state-mandated shutdown, company officials said. “This team member has not been on property for the past seven days and last worked on June 13,” said Rivers spokesman Jack...
Pittsburgh diocese forms new parish to meet spiritual, cultural need of black church members
St. Benedict the Moor Church in Pittsburgh’s Hill District has been designated a “personal parish” that will serve the spiritual needs of Black Catholics in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Bishop David Zubik announced. The decision to return the church’s status to a separate parish comes just six months after St....
Dad’s Pub and Grub closes both locations after employee contracts covid-19
The owners of Dad’s Pub and Grub restaurants announced Saturday that they have temporarily closed both locations after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus. According to a notice posted on the restaurant’s Facebook page, the owners said that locations in Monroeville and Braddock Hills as well as its food...
Police seek woman in shooting death outside McKeesport bar
Police are seeking a suspect in the shooting death early Thursday of a Pittsburgh woman outside of a McKeesport bar. Allegheny County Police identified the suspect as Gabrielle Parker, 33. They did not provide an address but said she is known to frequent the McKeesport area. According to police, first...
Allegheny County coronavirus cases rise by 20; 1 new death reported
There was one new death in Allegheny County from the coronavirus since Friday, and there were 20 additional cases, the Allegheny County Health Department reported Saturday morning. The death toll of people who have died from the virus has climbed to 178, the county health department said. The new count...
Boy, 2, dies a week after being injured in crash that killed 2 adults
A 2-year-old boy has died from injuries he sustained in a June 13 accident that killed two adults in Pittsburgh’s Chateau neighborhood. The victim, Kingsley Hall of Pittsburgh, died of blunt force trauma of the head on Wednesday in a Pittsburgh hospital, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Friday...
Paving to continue across Pittsburgh streets next week
A substantial list of Pittsburgh streets are set to be milled or resurfaced starting Monday. The list of impacted streets is available here. The city is spending nearly $15.7 million in the street resurfacing this year. Included in the work is asphalt street repaving, handicapped-access curb ramp upgrades on paved...
Parkway East ramp to Business Route 22 to close for 3 weeks starting Monday
The ramp from eastbound I-376 (Parkway East) to Business Route 22 in Churchill will close for about three weeks starting Monday. The ramp will close at 7 a.m. Monday and remain closed through Friday, July 10, PennDOT announced. All ramp traffic will be detoured. Crews from Allison Park Contractors will...
Southbound I-579 overnight closures to take place next week in Pittsburgh
Southbound I-579 will close to traffic in Downtown Pittsburgh between the Bigelow Boulevard overpass and the Center Avenue exit at night Monday through Saturday morning. The expressway will close from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday nights and from 7 p.m. Friday night to 10 a.m. Saturday morning....


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